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Solar plane completes historic round-the-world trip

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Solar Impulse 2 lands in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy.

Added on the 26/07/2016 09:15:00 - Copyright : AFP EN

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